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This Week in Alford: Jul 5 - Jul 11
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Alford Median Reaches $496,000 as Two Disclosed Sales Anchor June-July Data
Six property transfers were recorded in Alford, Massachusetts, between June 12 and July 11, 2026, with sale prices disclosed on only two of the six deeds. The disclosed transactions ranged from $200,000 to $792,000, placing the median at $496,000 based on those two data points alone. Th…
Real Estate
Alford June Deed Data Offers Little Pricing Clarity With One Disclosed Sale
Three property transfers were recorded in Alford, Massachusetts, between June 6 and July 5, 2026, but only one carried a disclosed sale price: 4 West Rd., which sold for $200,000 on June 18 with Citizens Bank NA as the buyer. The remaining two transfers — 121 Green River Rd. and 223 Wes…
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves $800 Town Hall step repair, delays school budget vote.
Alford Select Board and Finance Committee unanimously approved the FY2027 budget for Annual Town Meeting and voted to repair the Town Hall concrete step for $800 rather than replace it at $4,500. The decision defers full reconstruction until planned ADA improvements occur at the building. The vote
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves delayed school-district assessment, joins animal-control program.
Select Board backs delayed school budget. The board unanimously agreed to allow the regional School Committee until the end of May to complete a FY2027 budget, with a June Special Town Meeting set for adoption of the assessment. The board also voted unanimously to join the Regional Animal Control
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves Civic Plus website upgrade with ADA compliance.
Alford Select Board unanimously approves Civic Plus website upgrade with mandatory ADA compliance. The three-member board also appointed Erin Shepard as Animal Inspector, approved signage for Julie Scott's Open Artist Studio tour on September 6, and authorized moving the next regular meeting from
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves National Grid pole petition on Green River Road.
Alford Select Board unanimously approves National Grid pole petition on Green River Road. The 51-foot-6-inch pole will reduce the span between existing poles 51 and 52, with fiber-optic attachments positioned roadside per Alford Link Commission request. In a second unanimous vote, the board
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves prior minutes, hears emergency preparedness and service updates
Alford Select Board approved prior minutes and heard emergency preparedness and service updates. Board of Health reported tabletop exercise progress; Highway reported salt delivery delays; Southern Berkshire Ambulance Service presented assessment of $74,757 operating and $8,624 capital for ordered
Government · Conservation Commission
Conservation Commission continues habitat restoration hearing to March
Alford Conservation Commission continued a public hearing on habitat restoration at North Egremont Road. Jessica Toro of Native Habitat Restoration, LLC presented an invasive barberry removal project at Alford Land Trust-Elizabeth Woods; the Commission requested material safety data sheets for
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves $492,000 Larochelle bid for ADA walkway project.
Alford Select Board approves $492,000 Larochelle Construction contract for ADA walkway. Board members Charles Ketchen, Peter Puciloski, and Bruce Schreiber (via Zoom) voted unanimously after Tim Widman presented two bids; Larochelle's offer was $102,264 lower than Tierney's. Highway Director Casey